my love for the devil

whether you believe in ha-satan,
the hebrew “adversary,” or satan/lucifer,
the christian “fallen angel” that rebelled against
“god,”or perhaps iblis, the muslim jinn who didn’t bow down
to the fictional character “adam” & who spends its time
trying to corrupt man & woman,
the end result is all the same---
you have something to fear at all times of the
day.

not only do you have something to fear,
but like a drunk who has slept with their best friend’s
main squeeze at some
party,
you can always blame it on the
booze & that’s just what you do with your
“devil.”

the “devil” provides a nice easy out for any believer of these
three ridiculous
fictional stories---
it provides a way in which the believer can always be redeemed
because to have faith in “god” is to submit one’s will to a final
judge,
who will decide at the convenient
end of days
just how bad your baddest was.

apparently the “god” that created all the great characters of the
three books,
created a “devil” in order to preside over the rest of the
chess pieces on the board---
all of “creation” made for the amusement of “god,”
whereby if you cross it,
you are damned to “hell” or the “devil” will get you.

all you know is that something bad is gonna happen,
because if something bad
didn’t happen,
well, i guess you wouldn’t have to believe in this
hogwash, now
would you?

my love for the “devil” runs deep, my friends---
i love all the different pictures of it
that have been passed down through the ages,
i love the horns & the wings & the talons, etc.---
all these things conjure up a great character that would make
a lesser animal frightened of their own shadow,
tremble with
fear.

i love that believers have so much time on their hands
to imagine a being that is responsible for all the
horrors of the world which they will not take
responsibility for
themselves.

i’m glad the “devil” is there for you,
when you have no one to blame for your
idiocy & your
outright malice to one another---
kudos,
kiddies.